Serie B (Week 5) : Cittadella beats Avellino 1-0
ITALY, Sep. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 5: Five wins in a row for Cittadella. After their success against Bari, Ternana, Pro Vercelli and Novara, Citta continued their sensational form in the Serie B with a 1-0 victory over Avellino this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Arrighini Andrea in the 78th minute.
AS Cittadella remains in first place with 15 points from 5 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Hellas Verona.
View : Full Serie B table (as of September 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cittadella | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Virtus Entella | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Bari | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Frosinone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Pisa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Brescia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Carpi | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Ternana | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Trapani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Cesena | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | SPAL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Novara | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Perugia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Salernitana | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Latina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Pro Vercelli | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 22 | Avellino | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
AS Avellino 1912
- Position: 22 -1
- Previous game:Hellas Verona 3-1 Avellino (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Vicenza - Avellino (24 Sep.)
AS Cittadella
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Pro Vercelli 1-5 Cittadella (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cittadella 3-1 Novara (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Cittadella - Brescia (24 Sep.)
Avellino
0:1
Cittadella
0:1 (0:0)
- 20 September 2016
- 20:30
- Avellino
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cittadella | 15 |
| 2 |  Hellas Verona | 10 |
| 3 | Benevento | 9 |
| 4 |  Virtus Entella | 8 |
| 5 |  Bari | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Monday 19 September 2016 | ||||
 | Cesena | 0-0 | Salernitana | |
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
| Virtus Entella | 2-1 | Perugia |  |
 | Brescia | 2-2 | Carpi |  |
| SPAL | 1-3 | Hellas Verona | | |
| Ascoli | 2-0 | Vicenza |  | |
 | Frosinone | 0-0 | Pisa | |
 | Trapani | 0-0 | Spezia |  |
| Benevento | 1-1 | Pro Vercelli |  | |
 | Ternana | 0-0 | Bari | |
| Avellino | 0-1 | Cittadella | |
| Novara | 2-2 | Latina |  | |